"CABBAGE IN THE ROLL OF VOLCANO" Finished Cabbage Artwork from the Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational Kickstarter Project. This positively seething cabbage artwork apparently JUST HAD to come out today. I love it when that happens. For other pixel painters, I used Camera 360, Tangle (several times), Percolator (several times), Big Photo, LOTS of iColorama (amazing app!) and the workhorse tools in Photoshop.

"Backlighting, Yes!"Whereas the last artwork fought back and took forever, this one just flowed out. I love it when that happens! For the Apps students, there's a lot of Camera 360, a bit of Percolator, some Tangle, and bits of a few others, and Photoshop to bring it together.

"Unfolding"The second Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational finished artwork, from the 1st Round winners. This one went back and forth several times between pale colors and stronger colors. Should make a great scarf!Used:Camera 360iColoramaTanglePercolatorPaper CameraiPhotoPhotoshop

The Royal Court of Blue Whimsies'

The Royal Court of Blue Whimsies

After finishing "Whitecaps", I decided that the little blue spot nearly in the middle would make a great eye, and I couldn't help myself, I just had to make some "Whimsies" with it. Among others, out came this royal court of characters.Meet the King, Queen, Princess, (she even has a tiara!), the Court jester, and the Grand Vizier!

"AT REST" I'm very pleased to get one of my pixel-based artworks accepted into a very competitive show. Thank you to juror, Olivia Kohler-Maga, for selecting "At Rest" to be part of the Art League of Alexandria's August "Scapes" show. The show will hang from August 6 through September 1.

Here's one of the Cabbage "Whimsies". I get a kick out of making these, but they probably won't make it to the finals, so I'll post them here occasionally. This is "Maleficent of the Cabbages!"

KIckstarter Update #1We're off to a great start with The Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational! The voting has been fast and furious, with four Cabbage Contenders jostling for the top spot. Don't forget to vote - last day to vote on the First Elimination Set is Wednesday, July 30. A new set will go up on Thursday. Many thanks to all participants! Vote here, or for more involvement, go to Kickstarter Projecthttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/743498317/the-cabbage-art-and-scarf-invitational

I will be teaching a nine week course April 7th - June2, 7PM, at The Art League School in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.

It will cover some excellent apps for painting and drawing. including ArtRage, SketchBook Pro, ArtStudio, PhotoShop Touch, as well as specialists for ink (Zen Brush), graphite/charcoal (Asketch) , and watercolor (Auryn Ink). We will also touch on image processing and other useful apps.

This course introduces students to iPad and iPhone apps for fine artists. Besides help with traditional drawing and painting media, participants also draw or paint directly with digital charcoal, ink on paper, watercolor, pastels, or oils. Fun and non-traditional media and special effects apps are also covered. Participants must bring their own Apple iPad or iPhone

About the Artist

Nancy Freeman is a native of California who lives now in Washington, DC. A lifelong artist, she paints portraits and other commissions for a living, which keeps her traditional skills tuned and supports her decades-old obsession with computer art, and pastel painting.She is currently using her 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th computers, but remembers when Dick Tracy had to make do with a two-way wrist radio.